Global Services, a new business unit that will
be formed by the third quarter of the year from
the customer services groups within the company’s commercial airplanes and defense, space
and security business units. Since 2014, Deal
has served as senior vice president of Boeing’s
Commercial Aviation Services business.

The company also promoted Pat Goggin to pres-ident of its Defense, Space & Security Developmentorganization, succeeding Jim O’Neill. Goggin servedas vice president of Airplane Programs Engineeringfor the Boeing’s Commercial Airplanes unit.n HMS Global Maritime, owner and operator of theAmerican Queen Steamboat Co. as well as 85 U.S.-flag vessels, selected former Maritime Admini-strator Paul “Chip” Jaenichen Sr. as the new chiefoperating officer.n Akoustis Technologies Inc. appointed John T. Kurtz-weil to its board of directors. Kurtzweil currently isvice president for finance of Cree Inc.n The board of directors of Raytheon Co. elected

James A. “Sandy” Winnefeld Jr. as a director.

Winnefeld, is a retired U.S. Navy admiral who
served as the ninth vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff.

Paynter joined Northrop Grumman in 2005 and
has served in a variety of communications leadership roles.

n LMI Aerospace Inc. appointed Jay Inman
president of engineering services, a role he had been
serving on an interim basis since September. With

Inman’s promotion, the company has eliminated
the role he previously held as engineering services
COO. The company also has named Keith Schrader
vice president of operations, overseeing its aero-structures operations and supporting functions.

Schrader previously served as vice president andgeneral manager of the Assembly & MachiningCenter of Excellence.n Retired Navy Adm. Kirkland H. Donald has beenelected to HII’s board of directors. Donald retiredfrom the U.S. Navy in 2013 after 37 years of ser-vice. His last assignment was as the director, NavalNuclear Propulsion.n Saab appointed Anders Carp as new head of itssurveillance business area. Carp previously headedthe company’s traffic management business unit.

He succeeds Micael Johansson, who became deputyCEO and executive vice president.n Northrop Grumman Corp. elected Gen. Mark A.Welsh III, dean of the Bush School of Governmentand Public Service at Texas A&M University, to itsboard of directors. Welsh previously served as chiefof staff of the U.S. Air Force.n Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. appointedReserve Brig. Gen. Pini Yungman executive vicepresident and head of the company’s Air SuperioritySystems Division. Yungman is replacing Yosi Drukerwho is retiring.n Retired Navy Rear Adm. Terence McKnight, seniorvice president of government relations at CobhamAdvanced Electronic Solutions, has succeeded BrianSchires of Rolls-Royce Naval, Americas, as chair ofthe Amphibious Warship Industrial Base Coalition.n Retired Marine Corps Gen. John J. “Jack” Sheehanhas been elected chair of the board of directors of theMilitary Officers Association of America (MOAA).Sheehan, a senior vice president with BechtelIndustries, has served on the MOAA board since 2012.n The National Marine Electronics Association(NMEA) appointed four additional members tothe board of directors: Brian Kane, chief technol-ogy officer, founding partner and board memberof Global Ocean Security Technologies; SeanHatherley, sales director at Navico; Jason Young,who oversees the outside sales department, keyaccount management and brand management atCWR Electronics; and Kevin Boughton, senior tech-nician at Midcoast Marine Electronics in Rockland,Maine. Additionally, Mike Spyros of ElectronicsUnlimited took the reins as NMEA chairman afterserving as vice chairman since 2014. He succeedsJohnny Lindstrom of Westport Yachts, whose termended at the end of the year. Board members SteveKatz of Steve’s Marine Service and Lou Rota of FLIRSystems moved into the positions of vice chairmanand secretary, respectively.n Pelican Products Inc. appointed Phil Gyori grouppresident. He will head all three company divi-sions: Commercial/Government, Consumer andBio Thermal.n John Parrott has assumed the role of presidentand CEO of Foss Maritime. Parrott joined Foss inJanuary 2016 as COO and in August assumed therole of president from retiring President and CEOPaul Stevens, who assumed a new role as seniorvice president of Saltchuk. n